Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo the Thanksgiving service held at the Palace of the Olu of Warri in Warri South Local Government Area, Delta State, Nigeria, for the successful coronation of the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, at Ode Itsekiri, the ancestral home of Itsekiri nation.
Obasanjo at the Thanksgiving said he had witnessed the coronation of three monarchs for the Itsekiri nation, saying he would not want to see another one in his life time.
Obasanjo urged Itsekiri sons and daughters to work with the new monarch to achieve greater development in the kingdom, as he prayed for the new monarch, wishing him long life and peaceful reign
He said: “I am one of the happiest persons today on your installation because God has specially favoured me to see three Olus and I don’t pray to see a fourth one.
“I want to emphasise that the position you occupy today is given to you by God but with your people surrounding you and you must always remember that. If God has given you a role to perform, you will be offending God if you fail to perform that task.
“Be very close to God in whatever situation you may find yourself and God will surely make a way for you.”
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State; former governors Chief James Ibori, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan and former National President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, were among dignitaries at the Thanksgiving service held at the Palace of the Olu of Warri.
Okowa on his part charged the new monarch to pursue peace and togetherness in his kingdom.